'What are you afraid of?': Assistant treasurer under fire over Labor's election commitments and cost of living
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleAssistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has come under fire on Q+A over not only the nation's housing affordability crisis but also accusations of not honouring election commitments on refugees.
"We inherited contracts, we've renewed them, we will ensure that there continues to be an offshore processing facility as a part of our border protection policies, but it is our objective to ensure that there is nobody there," the Member for Whitlam said. "What we've seen in this government after this election is that they just threatened that something change, like the photo that prime minister took with the Biloela family, and that became a national celebration, but at the same time there are hundreds of people in detention for years.
Mr Jones defended the government before deflecting that the timeline was a question for Immigration Minister Andrew Giles."There is in excess of 19,000 people who are currently on temporary protection visas, we are working through the process to ensure that all of those have permanent settlement.
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